Puppies, caravan parks and duty-free Ukrainian vodka: The weirdest budget spending measures
The good, the bad and the just plain bizarre.
Budget 2022: A turning point as challenges mount for small businesses
The 2022-23 federal budget crystallises what many in the business community are already feeling: times are turning for the worse.
Budget 2022: What Jim Chalmers can do to combat inflation and avoid an economic crash
With a second federal budget on the way, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has a chance to introduce some novel economic fixes.
ATO spends $3.2 million to push director ID registrations as deadline approaches
Anyone who is a director of a company, registered Australian body, registered foreign company or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation is required to register and director identification number by November 30.
Andrew Leigh: By ensuring multinationals pay their fair share of tax, we can invest in Australia’s future
Bad faith business practices are why the Australian government is taking action to stop large multinational corporations from hiding behind false structures to unfairly reduce their tax bill.
Employment, work hours and wage rate driving a “motherhood penalty” for women, says Treasury
A federal Treasury paper published last week said women get a “motherhood penalty” — their earnings are reduced by more than half for the first five years of being a parent.
Why upskilling is the best way to lift wages in Australia
Although skills, training and migration are listed as key topics for the Jobs Summit, the Treasury’s issues paper focuses almost entirely on industrial relations in its discussion of how best to boost wages.
National Skills Week: TAFE gets $900 million as government looks to build VET sector
Minister for Skills and Training Brendan O’Connor says National Skills Week is an opportunity to recognise the value of the VET sector.
Peter Strong: The Jobs Summit issues paper suggests small business representation at the event will be token at best
"The upcoming Jobs and Skills Summit looks like it’s from the 1990s when small business was never a consideration," writes Peter Strong.
The preliminary agenda for Labor’s Jobs and Skills Summit has arrived
The five broad themes of the upcoming Jobs and Skills Summit have been laid out by the Treasury, giving industry groups, unions, and lawmakers a concrete understanding of the key issues under debate.
Chalmers’ gloomy economic update proves need for action on skills and productivity, industry groups say
Australian industry groups have urged the federal government to ramp up efforts to boost productivity after Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered a bruising update to the nation's economic outlook.
Treasurer to name inflation and global slowdown as causes of drop in Australia’s growth forecast
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will tell Parliament that estimated growth has been cut by half a percentage point for last financial year, this financial year and next year.
